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 | | Economics at the Wheel: The Costs of Cars and Drivers by Richard C. Porter ISBN-10: 9780125623605 ISBN-10: 0-12-562360-7 ISBN-13: 9780125623605 ISBN-13: 978-0-12-562360-5 Hardcover 1999-10-01 Academic Press Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description Economics at the Wheel is about cars and driving, and all the problems that cars and drivers create for America. It explains actual government policy intended to reduce the damage cars and drivers do to us, and it explains why these government policies are almost all failures because they attack the wrong problem or attack it in the wrong way. The reader will come away with a much fuller understanding of air pollution, global warming, highway safety, auto insurance, gasoline taxation, rush-hour congestion, leaking underground storage tanks, and many other auto-related issues. Key Features * Looks at common actions and circumstances from an economics perspective * Readable with accessible prose style and few footnotes * Includes questions to provoke student thinking and boxed sections of side materials to stimulate discussions | ||
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Doesn't skimp on the math This is a great book. It's quick, concise, well-organized, easy to understand, not dumbed down, practical ... I could go on. Plus, Prof Porter actually emailed back when I wrote him with comments and questions. The book includes questions throughout for further thought, the answers to which are in the back and resemble class notes. I wish I could find a book as good as this on more topics. | ||